Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 715 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 499 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 72 (c) 1070 (d) 62
2. 2.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 89 (c) 78 (d) 88
3. 3.A library has 360 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 49 (b) 681 (c) 671 (d) 661
4. 4.A farmer picks 437 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 540 (c) 324 (d) 334
5. 5.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 903 (b) 549 (c) 559 (d) 569
6. 6.A train has 667 passengers. At a station, 474 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 183 (b) 203 (c) 1141 (d) 193
7. 7.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 98 (c) 88 (d) 314
8. 8.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 198 (c) 586 (d) 218
9. 9.A library has 204 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 585 (c) 475 (d) 495
10. 10.A school has 115 boys and 264 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 510 (b) 248 (c) 379 (d) 238
11. 11.A train has 562 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 165 (c) 175 (d) 959
12. 12.A train has 479 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 767 (d) 201
13. 13.A library has 230 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 97 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 373
14. 14.A library has 457 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 333 (c) 591 (d) 571
15. 15.A train has 723 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 394 (b) 1052 (c) 384 (d) 404
16. 16.A school has 265 boys and 193 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 592 (c) 324 (d) 458
17. 17.A school has 116 boys and 218 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 453 (b) 205 (c) 334 (d) 215
18. 18.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 564
19. 19.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 468 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 1019 (c) 83 (d) 93
20. 20.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 413
21. 21.A school has 195 boys and 296 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 619 (b) 353 (c) 363 (d) 491
22. 22.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 103 (c) 265 (d) 275
23. 23.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 55 (c) 661 (d) 75
24. 24.A school has 214 boys and 176 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 244 (c) 254 (d) 526
25. 25.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 607 (b) 291 (c) 301 (d) 281
26. 26.A school has 123 boys and 104 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 74 (b) 370 (c) 84 (d) 227
27. 27.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 537 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) 1106
28. 28.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 188 (c) 494 (d) 208
29. 29.A library has 218 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 278 (b) 148 (c) 298 (d) 288
30. 30.A train has 787 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 563 (b) 543 (c) 553 (d) 1021
31. 31.A school has 228 boys and 105 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 333 (c) 429 (d) 227
32. 32.A school has 171 boys and 154 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 183 (b) 467 (c) 325 (d) 173
33. 33.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 379 (c) 161 (d) 399
34. 34.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 115 (c) 95 (d) 509
35. 35.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 776 (b) 386 (c) 366 (d) 376
36. 36.A school has 284 boys and 273 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 557 (c) 426 (d) 678
37. 37.A school has 118 boys and 209 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 327 (b) 384 (c) 260 (d) 270
38. 38.A library has 256 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 115 (c) 397 (d) 387
39. 39.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 422 (b) 442 (c) 432 (d) 710
40. 40.A school has 285 boys and 282 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 635 (c) 567 (d) 489

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